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Favourite photos

Below are some favourite photos from our trip in chronological order. Click each photo to see a larger version in the relevant post.

Gatwick Airport, London
Gatwick Airport, London
Grand Plaza Serviced Apartments, London
Grand Plaza Serviced Apartments, Hyde Park, London
Portobello Road Market, Notting Hill
Portobello Road Market, Notting Hill, London (Notting Hill movie location)
The Travel Book Shop, Notting Hill, London
The Travel Book Shop, Notting Hill, London (Notting Hill movie location)
London Underground station
Holland Park Underground train station, London
Abbey Road
Abbey Road, London (The Beatles)
Abbey Road
Abbey Road, London (The Beatles)
Harrods, Knightsbridge
Harrods, Knightsbridge, London
Black taxi cab near Harrod's
Black taxi cab near Harrod's, London
Barbican Centre
Barbican Centre, London (Harry Styles film clip location)
Paddington Station
Paddington Station, London
Paddington shop at Paddington Station
Paddington Bear shop at Paddington Station, London
Kensington Palace, Hyde Park
Kensington Palace, Hyde Park, London
Buckingham Palace, London
Buckingham Palace, London
Buckingham Palace
Changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, London
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, London
The Mall near Buckingham Palace
The Mall near Buckingham Palace, London
Squirrel at St James's Park near Buckingham Palace, London
Squirrel at St James's Park near Buckingham Palace, London
Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk, St James's Park
Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk, St James's Park, London
Big Ben from Westminster Bridge
Big Ben from Westminster Bridge, London
Tower Bridge, London
Tower Bridge, London
Tower Bridge, London
Looking down to the River Thames through the glass floor in Tower Bridge, London
Platform 9 3/4, Kings Cross Station, London (Harry Potter)
Platform 9 3/4, Kings Cross Station, London (Harry Potter)
Boarding the Eurostar from London to Paris at St Pancras Station
Boarding the Eurostar from London to Paris at St Pancras Station
Eiffel Tower, Paris
Eiffel Tower, Paris
View from Eiffel Tower, Paris
View from the Eiffel Tower, Paris
Eiffel Tower, Paris
The Eiffel Tower from a nearby side street - Rue de l‘universite, Paris
Crossiants from a real French bakery, Paris
Crossiants from a real French bakery, Paris (Sienna ordered in French)
River Seine cruise, Paris
River Seine cruise, Paris
Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Warner Bros Studios, London (Harry Potter)
Warner Bros Studio tour, London (Harry Potter)
Emma Watson's handprint at Warner Bros Studios, London (Harry Potter)
Emma Watson's handprints at Warner Bros Studios, London (Harry Potter)
Big Ben from Westminster Bridge at night
Big Ben from Westminster Bridge at night
London Eye at night
London Eye at night
Paddington Bear's house from the movie, London
Paddington Bear's house from the movie, Primrose Hill, London
Camden Market, London
Camden Market, London
Paddington bag from Camden Market, London
Paddington Bear bag from Camden Market, London
Nottingham at night
Nottingham from our hotel room (family history location)
Robin Hood statue, Nottingham
Robin Hood statue, Nottingham
Our hire car
Our hire car from Nottingham
Trumpington Church near Cambridge, where my ancestors were married
Trumpington Church near Cambridge (family history location)
Bury St Edmunds, where my ancestors lived
Bury St Edmunds (family history location)
Bury St Edmunds, where my ancestors lived
Bury St Edmunds (family history location)
Colchester - England's oldest city, established by the Romans
Colchester - England's oldest city, established by the Romans
Horsley Towers, East Horsley
Horsley Towers, next to our accommodation at East Horsley
West Horsley Place, filmset for BBC Ghosts and Enola Holmes
West Horsley Place (BBC Ghosts and Enola Holmes filming location)
West Horsley Place, filmset for BBC Ghosts and Enola Holmes
West Horsley Place (BBC Ghosts and Enola Holmes filming location)
Forest on the drive between Horsley and Horsham, England
Forest on the drive between Horsley and Horsham
Brighton Pier
Brighton Pier
Mermaid Inn, Rye - built in 1420
The Mermaid Inn, Rye - built in 1420
Mermaid Inn, Rye - built in 1420
The Mermaid Inn, Rye - built in 1420
Dover Marina Hotel & Spa
Dover Marina Hotel & Spa
Pebble beach at Dover
A pebble beach at Dover
White Cliffs of Dover, France passenger ferry in the foreground
White Cliffs of Dover, France passenger ferry terminal in the foreground
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
North Cadbury, England
North Cadbury and Compton Pauncefoot (family history location)
The Green Dragon Inn, Wellington
The Green Dragon Inn, Wellington
St Ives
St Ives
St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
St Michael's Mount, Cornwall
Land's End, England
Sunset at Land's End
Land's End Hotel
The Land's End Hotel
Tintagel
Tintagel (believed to be King Arthur's birth place)
King Arthur sculpture at Tintagel
King Arthur sculpture at Tintagel
Hartland Abbey (Malory Towers filming location)
Hartland Abbey (Malory Towers filming location)
The Crane Wives tour tee-shirt, Bristol concert
The Crane Wives tour tee-shirt from the Bristol concert Bridie attended
Brunel's SS Great Britain, Bristol
Brunel's SS Great Britain, Bristol (family history location)
Cardiff Castle, Wales
Cardiff Castle
Clevedon Pier
Clevedon Pier (One Direction filmclip location)
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Clevedon Pier (One Direction filmclip location)
Pulteney Bridge, Bath
Pulteney Bridge, Bath
Bath
Bath
Harry Potter walking tour at Oxford University
Harry Potter walking tour at Oxford University
Turf Tavern, Oxford
Turf Tavern, social spot for famous Oxford University students since 1381
Castle Combe, Cotswolds
Castle Combe in the Cotswolds
Ruthin Castle, Wales
Ruthin Castle, Wales
Sienna with a picture of Harry Styles in his hometown of Holmes Chapel
Harry Styles in his hometown of Holmes Chapel
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow
Greenock, Scotland
Greenock (family history location)
Stirling, Scotland
Stirling (family history location)
Stirling Castle, Scotland
Stirling Castle
Robert the Bruce statue and William Wallace monument from Stirling Castle, Scotland
Robert the Bruce statue and William Wallace monument from Stirling Castle
Battle of Bannockburn site & Robert the Bruce statue
Battle of Bannockburn site & Robert the Bruce statue
Falkirk Wheel, Scotland
Falkirk Wheel
The Kelpies, Falkirk, Scotland
The Kelpies, Falkirk
Highland coos at the Taste Perthshire farm near Bankfoot, Scotland
Highland coos in the Scottish Highlands
Dornoch, Scotland
Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Writers' Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland
Writers' Museum, Edinburgh
Victoria Street, Edinburgh, Scotland
Victoria Street, Edinburgh (Harry Potter Diagon Alley inspiration)
Greyfriars Kirkyard and Greyfriars Bobby, Edinburgh
Greyfriars Kirkyard and Greyfriars Bobby, Edinburgh
The Vennel Steps, Edinburgh
View of Edinburgh Castle from the Vennel Steps, Edinburgh
Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Edinburgh
Parish Church of St Cuthbert, Edinburgh (family history location)
Dean Village, Edinburgh
Dean Village, Edinburgh
Alnwick Castle (Hogwart's School in the first two Harry Potter movies)
Alnwick Castle (Hogwart's School in the first two Harry Potter movies)
Hadrian’s Wall – Denton Hall Turret, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Hadrian’s Wall – Denton Hall Turret, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Farm cottage near Danby
Farm cottage in Yorkshire
Whitby Abbey and St Mary's Church overlooking Whitby and the River Esk
Whitby Abbey and St Mary's Church overlooking Whitby and the River Esk
The Shambles, York
The Shambles, York
The Grove Lock, Leighton Buzzard
The Grove Lock, Leighton Buzzard (family history location)
Thistle London Bloomsbury Park
Thistle London Bloomsbury Park
Piccadilly Circus and the Hard Rock Cafe, London
Piccadilly Circus and the Hard Rock Cafe, London's West End
3 Savile Row, Soho - the site of The Beatles rooftop concert
3 Savile Row in London's West End (site of The Beatles rooftop concert)
Liberty London, London's West End
Liberty London in London's West End (filming location for Cruella 2021 movie)
Regent Street, London's West End
Regent Street in London's West End
A very tame squirrel at Tavistock Square gardens in London's West End
A very tame squirrel at Tavistock Square gardens in London's West End
Phoneboxes near Russell Square, London's West End
Old red telephone boxes near Russell Square in London's West End
Underground station at Heathrow Airport, London
Underground train station at Heathrow Airport, London
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